Question

Discuss the factors that contribute to prejudice and discrimination and identify some techniques for reducing the development and prejudice and discrimination. What are some key ways to overcome prejudice?

Answer 1

The factors that may contribute to prejudice and discrimination include; conformation because conform into what is regarded as normal in the social groups to which they belong they may have prejudiced beliefs and feelings and act in a prejudiced way. Thus under the influence of peers parents and group membership, people start discriminating.

Prejudice can be reduced by increased contact between groups according to Pettigrew.

By social learning, people can work to avoid teaching them to children.

By engaging in attribute-driven processing, stereotypes can be reduced